by Greg Martin | Sep 24, 2019 | Strategic Banking
It has been said that our brains are so amazingly designed that a single phrase or name can unlock memories that we have not thought about in years. Let’s test this out. What do you think of when I say “I’m Paul Harvey, and now…..”? If you are like me, you immediately...
by Greg Martin | Sep 10, 2019 | Strategic Banking
When I was about 16 years old, I became obsessed with basketball trading cards. This was during the time of the gold-medal winning Dream Team 2 during the 1996 summer Olympic Games (1,000,000 points to the 1st person to comment with the silver-medal team during the...
by Greg Martin | Aug 21, 2019 | Strategic Banking
If CASH is king, then CASH FLOW is queen! There is literally nothing that is more critical to the success of your business than cash flow. Understanding the components of and influences on cash flow is both intuitive and mysterious. First, a quick review pf the cash...
by Greg Martin | Aug 14, 2019 | Strategic Banking
I am a child of the late 70’s, which means that I would wake up on Saturday morning and watch classic cartoons like He-Man, Transformers, and M.A.S.K. (1,000,000 bonus points to anyone if they can tell me the name of the M.A.S.K. leader). Saturday morning also meant...
by Greg Martin | Jun 25, 2019 | Strategic Banking
Ok entrepreneurs, please help me out here. This week we are going to talk about a requirement that many entrepreneurs hate – providing a personal guaranty for a business loan. What I need help with is, understanding why some entrepreneurs fight so adamantly to get...
by Greg Martin | Jun 11, 2019 | Strategic Banking
“The only sure thing you can stay about a bank is that they will give you all the money in the world when times are good and the second you have a down-turn, they rip the rug out from under you.” This is one of the most painful sentiments that I have ever heard....
